Picked up the Brisbane ferry at the QU (Queensland University) St Lucia ‘station’ for a trip into Brizy were we had lunch and wandered through the City Botanic Gardens before heading on to the South Bank Parklands City beach. Australia is truly ahead of its time with the number of free facilities it offers to families...

Off to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary today on the Gold Coast. As you’ll see in the video the boys have started on a “new” gaming craze – no not some latest online techno video game but, believe it or not, the rather more simple and prosaic “Rock, Paper Scissors” ! – good to see some of...

Over the past week it’s been both Seth’s and Lukas’ birthdays so what else do you give your 2 nephews but Blasters and chest strike detectors (aka Laser X 😀) – 10 hits and it lets you know “you’re toast!” in no uncertain terms – I think I’ve been toasted enough for a...

Another great day with our Aussie family … this time at Brisbane’s Maritime Museum where there was an exhibition on the RAN in WWI which included details of HMAS AE2 – the first allied (& Australian) submarine to pierce the Turkish Dardanelle defences at the start of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign. On board was no less that Sylvan’s Great Grandfather Stoker Horace James Harding!

We celebrated the mighty milestone of Master Lukas Andrew’s 8th Birthday at the Queensland Lions FC stadium – a very impressive environment. The Lions is the club that River plays for in their youth teams – Uncle Rob is VERY impressed !...

Back in the great country of Australia again ! 😀 What better way to celebrate Easter with the family here than an “Easter Aussie Barbie” … and here’s proof that I can now successfully burn meat outdoors in both Northern & Southern...

Ma en Pa van Emous have been keeping special photo albums for their 3 grandsons ever since their birth so that they’d always have memories of their childhood even into their adult hood … a fantastic idea I think! Today they presented them with their first albums … the boys were...